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Shoah (1985, Claude Lanzmann)

Category: Documentary
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Plots: Claude Lanzmann directed this 9 1/2 hour documentary of the Holocaust without using a single frame of archive footage. He interviews survivors, witnesses, and ex-Nazis (whom he had to film secretly since though only agreed to be interviewed by audio). His style of interviewing by asking for the most minute details is effective at adding up these details to give a horrifying portrait of the events of Nazi genocide. He also shows, or rather lets some of his subjects themselves show, that the anti-Semitism that caused 6 million Jews to die in the Holocaust is still alive in well in many people that still live in Germany, Poland, and elsewhere. -Imdb.org German: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoah_(Film) French: http://www.cndp.fr/Tice/teledoc/dossiers/dossier_shoah.htm Spanish: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoah_(pel%C3%ADcula) Polish: http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoah_(film) Video: DivX 5 576x432 25.00fps 1223KbpsI Audio: MPEG Audio Layer 3 48000Hz mono 80Kbps Language: french (german, polish, spanish) Subtitle languages (srt): english, deutsch, française, polski, español Running time: 9:21 Size: 5.64 gb Some credits: video source: bluegardinia english and french subtitles: funk_soul_brother spanisch subtitles: davy20
Seeders: 6
Leeches: 8

BBC - The future of food Pt 3 of 3 - Cuba

Category: Documentary
Description:
History, Science Documentary hosted by George Alagiah and published by BBC in 2009 - English narration Information ------------------------------ Future of Food In the past year, we have seen food riots on three continents, food inflation has rocketed and experts predict that by 2050, if things don't change, we will see mass starvation across the world. This film sees George Alagiah travel the world in search of solutions to the growing global food crisis. From the two women working to make their Yorkshire market town self-sufficient to the academic who claims it could be better for the environment to ship in lamb from New Zealand, George Alagiah meets the people who believe they know how we should feed the world as demand doubles by the middle of the century. 1) India George joins a Masai chief among the skeletons of hundreds of cattle he has lost to climate change and the English farmer who tells him why food production in the UK is also hit. He spends a day eating with a family in Cuba to find out how a future oil shock could lead to dramatic adjustments to diets. He visits the breadbasket of India to meet the farmer who now struggles to irrigate his land as water tables drop, and finds out why obesity is spiralling out of control in Mexico. Back in Britain, George investigates what is wrong with people's diets, and discovers that the UK imports an average of 3000 litres of water per capita every day. He talks to top nutritionist Susan Jebb, DEFRA minister Hilary Benn and Nobel laureate Rajendra Pachauri to uncover what the future holds for our food. 2) Senegal George heads out to India to discover how a changing diet in the developing world is putting pressure on the world's limited food resources. He finds out how using crops to produce fuel is impacting on food supplies across the continents. George then meets a farmer in Kent, who is struggling to sell his fruit at a profit, and a British farmer in Kenya who is shipping out tonnes of vegetables for our supermarket shelves. He also examines why so many people are still dying of hunger after decades of food aid. Back in the UK, George challenges the decision-makers with the facts he has uncovered - from Oxfam head of research Duncan Green to Sainsbury's boss Justin King. He finds out why British beef may offer a model for future meat production and how our appetite for fish is stripping the world's seas bare. 3) Cuba In the final episode George Alagiah heads out to Havana to find out how they are growing half of their fruit and vegetables right in the heart of the city, investigates the 'land-grabs' trend - where rich countries lease or buy up the land used by poor farmers in Africa - and meets the Indian agriculturalists who have almost trebled their yields over the course of a decade. George finds out how we in this country are using cutting-edge science to extend the seasons recycle our food waste and even grow lettuce in fish tanks to guarantee the food on our plates. He hears the arguments about genetically modified food and examines even more futuristic schemes to get the food on to our plates. Screenshots ------------------------------ Technical Specs ------------------------------ * Video Codec: XviD * Video Bitrate: 1505 kbps * Video Resolution: 704x400 * Video Aspect Ratio: 1.76 * Frames Per Second: 25 * Audio Codec: (Dolby AC3) * Audio Bitrate: 256kb/s 48000 Hz * Audio Languages: English * RunTime Per Part: 59mins * Part Size: 746MB * Number of Parts: 3 * Subtitles: none * Ripped by: artistharry * Source: TVrip Links ------------------------------ 1) Further Information * www.tenalps.com 2) Related Documentaries * The Truth about Food * The Future of Food 3) ed2k Links ed2k://|file|BBC.Future.of.Food.1of3.India.XviD.AC3.MVGroup.org.avi|782280704|FCD3133CE599D59745B555FBBD693415|h=WXFQB44DZ5RJTHKRJP2ATSVQ7QCWTJAH|/ ed2k://|file|BBC.Future.of.Food.2of3.Senegal.XviD.AC3.MVGroup.org.avi|782370816|B6A810239EC9F35632D42D2C55FFCD36|h=6PXX5QVRC4E4RGQQXANXLEM3G34S54W5|/ ed2k://|file|BBC.Future.of.Food.3of3.Cuba.XviD.AC3.MVGroup.org.avi|783464448|8181AC820DBCE7BE19F5F9D645E30062|h=2YAP3CTCTXUB5O6GYS3KUO7KZ2BPJ3FL|/ Source: http://docuwiki.net/index.php?title=Future_of_Food
Seeders: 85
Leeches: 36

BBC - The future of food Pt 2 of 3 - Senegal

Passing Strange (2009) Directed By Spike Lee

Category: Misc
Description:
Passing Strange (2009) Directed By Spike Lee A young black musician travels on a picaresque journey to rebel against his mother and his upbringing in a church-going, middle-class, late 1970s South Central Los Angeles neighborhood in order to find "the real". He finds new experiences in promiscuous Amsterdam, with its easy access to drugs and sex, and in artistic, chaotic, political Berlin, where he struggles with ethics and integrity when he misrepresents his background as poor to get ahead. Along with his "passing" from place to place and from lover to lover, the young musician moves through a number of musical styles from a background of gospel to punk, and then blues, jazz, and rock. He then finally returns home. Passing Strange is a musical with lyrics and book by Stew and music and orchestrations by Stew and Heidi Rodewald. The musical was developed at the Sundance Institute Theatre Lab in 2004 and 2005, one of the only works ever to be invited back for a second round of development.[1] It had productions in Berkeley, California and off-Broadway before opening on Broadway in 2008. The title passing strange come from Shakespeare's 1603 play Othello, the Moor of Venice. In the play, the character, Othello, utters the following lines: My story being done, She gave me for my pains a world of sighs; She swore, in faith 'twas strange, 'twas passing strange ; 'Twas pitiful. 'twas wondrous pitiful, She wish'd she had not heard it, yet she wish'd That heaven had made her such a man. —Othello, the Moor of Venice, act 1, scene 3, lines 158–163
Seeders: 48
Leeches: 181

Why America Fights: Patriotism and War Propaganda from the Philippines to Iraq

Category: eBooks, Magazines, Audio Books
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Why America Fights: Patriotism and War Propaganda from the Philippines to Iraq "This is a stunning book which blows away all the myths about why America goes to war. American fights, the author demonstrates, to remake the world in its own image, for power and for markets. Its propaganda, 'as American as apple pie,' has historically sought to disguise this."--Phillip Knightley, author of The First Casualty "Marshalling compelling evidence, Susan Brewer documents the rhetorical strategies by which the U.S. government, often with the complicity of the media and key opinion-molding groups, has mobilized popular support for every major U.S. conflict from the Spanish-American war to the invasion of Iraq. Well written and deeply researched, this timely work should be read by all those concerned with issues of war and peace and with how propaganda can coarsen and debase civic discourse on vital public issues."--Paul Boyer, editor of The Oxford Companion to United States History "Susan Brewer's lively account of wartime propaganda from 1898 to the war in Iraq, Why America Fights, could well be sub-titled, Why America Is Still Fighting. May its account of the mobilization of patriotism for dubious purposes serve as a prophylactic for the future."--Marilyn Young, New York University "Susan Brewer writes that U.S. war propaganda since the dawn of the twentieth century has been both necessary and misleading. Judiciously argued and well researched, this engaging narrative examines the claims that policymakers advanced in their speeches, newspapers, radio programs, and films to sell America's wars. Brewer's provocative book deserves a wide readership from Americans who so often wonder how their lofty goals in war can end in disillusionment."--Emily S. Rosenberg, author of A Date Which Will Live: Pearl Harbor in American Memory Product Description On the evening of September 11, 2002, with the Statue of Liberty shimmering in the background, television cameras captured President George W. Bush as he advocated war against Iraq. This carefully stage-managed performance, writes Susan A. Brewer, was the culmination of a long tradition of sophisticated wartime propaganda in America. In Why America Fights, Brewer offers a fascinating history of how successive presidents have conducted what Donald Rumsfeld calls "perception management," from McKinley's war in the Philippines to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Brewer's intriguing account ranges from analyses of wartime messages to descriptions of the actual operations, from the dissemination of patriotic ads and posters to the management of newspaper, radio, and TV media. When Woodrow Wilson took the nation into World War I, he created the Committee on Public Information, led by George Creel, who called his job "the world's greatest adventure in advertising." In World War II, Roosevelt's Office of War Information avowed a "strategy of truth," though government propaganda still depicted Japanese soldiers as buck-toothed savages. In the Korean War, the Truman administration delineated differences between "good" and "evil" Asians, while portraying the conflict as a global battle between the Free World and Communism. After examining the ultimately failed struggle to cast the Vietnam War in a favorable light, Brewer shows how the Bush White House drew explicit lessons from that history as it engaged in an unprecedented effort to sell a preemptive war in Iraq. Yet the thrust of its message was not much different from McKinley's pronouncements about America's civilizing mission. Impressively researched and argued, filled with surprising details, Why America Fights shows how presidents consistently have drummed up support for foreign wars by appealing to what Americans want to believe about themselves. Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (June 2009) Language: English
Seeders: 3
Leeches: 1

BBC - The Future of Food Pt.1 of 3 - India XviD AC3

Who Killed the Honey Bee? (BBC 4)

Category: Documentary
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NATURE: Who Killed the Honey Bee? On: BBC 4 Bees are dying in their millions. It's an ecological crisis that threatens to bring global agriculture to a standstill. Introduced by Martha Kearney, this documentary explores the reasons behind the decline of bee colonies across the globe, investigating what might be at the root of this devastation. Honey bees are the number one insect pollinator on the planet, responsible for the production of over 90 crops. Apples, berries, cucumbers, nuts, cabbages and even cotton will struggle to be produced if bee colonies continue to decline at the current rate. Empty hives have been reported from as far afield as Taipei and Tennessee. In England, the matter has caused beekeepers to march on parliament to call on the government to fund research into what they say is potentially a bigger threat to humanity than the current financial crisis. Investigating the problem from a global perspective, the programme travels from the farm belt of California to the flatlands of East Anglia to the outback of Australia. They talk to the beekeepers whose livelihoods are threatened by Colony Collapse Disorder, the scientists entrusted with solving the problem, and the Australian beekeepers who are making a fortune replacing the planet's dying bees. They also look at some of the possible reasons for the declining numbers - is it down to a bee plague, pesticides, malnutrition, or is the answer something even more frightening? (Uploader's comments: a scary situation that will be the end of life as we know it, if the crisis continues. But you never hear about it on the news....)
Seeders: 5
Leeches: 1

Democracy Now! Thursday, August 27, 2009

Category: News & Current Affairs
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Today's Headlines Kennedy Mourned as Mass. Governor Backs Succession Request US Attacks Afghan Medical Clinic US Troop Deaths Tie Monthly Record Feingold Calls for Withdrawal Timetable from Afghanistan Southern Iraq Facing Dire Water Shortage CIA Interrogators Certified after Two-Week Training Kucinich Seeks Testimony from Health Industry CEOs Study: Health Industry Accounts for Half of Blue Dog Campaign Donations UNASUR Summit to Take Up Colombia Bases Row Mexico Decriminalizes Small-Scale Drug Use Africans Mull Call for Billions in Global Warming Compensation Groups: Mass Graves Discovered in Pakistan’s Swat Valley Amnesty Calls for Tribunal on East Timor Killings Fed Official: Actual US Unemployment at 16% Top Bailout Recipients Donated $6M to Lawmakers Since Election Report: Richardson Won’t Face Charges in Donor Probe Worldwide Tributes Honor Sen. Ted Kennedy; "Liberal Lion" Was Key Champion of Healthcare Reform The late Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy was honored across the nation and around the world Wednesday, hours after his death at the age of seventy-seven. We hear tributes from President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden and play clips of Kennedy speaking about healthcare reform, which he saw as the cause of his life. [includes rush transcript] As Kennedy Mourned, Massachusetts Lawmakers Begin Debate on His Wish for a Quick Successor Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick says he hopes to carry out one of Ted Kennedy’s last public wishes, appointing a temporary successor. Last week Kennedy asked Massachusetts lawmakers to change the state’s succession laws, which call for a special election at least 145 days after a vacancy occurs. That would leave Kennedy’s seat vacant until at least mid-January. We speak to Boston Phoenix political reporter David Bernstein. [includes rush transcript] As Obama Golfs with UBS CEO Days After Firm Avoids Criminal Prosecution, UBS Whistleblower Given 40-Month Jail Term On the first day of his vacation in Martha’s Vineyard, President Obama spent five hours golfing with UBS executive Robert Wolf, an early financial backer of Obama’s presidential campaign. As the pair teed off, another UBS banker, Bradley Birkenfeld, had just been handed a forty-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to assisting a client evade taxes. It was the first sentence in a wider scandal that has seen UBS admit to helping wealthy Americans dodge their tax obligations. On his own initiative, Birkenfeld blew the whistle on UBS. His disclosure and cooperation with US authorities provided inside information into the bank’s conduct and sparked the massive federal investigation. [includes rush transcript] Actor, Director Tim Robbins Takes Up Historic Vietnam War Protest in Production of "The Trial of the Catonsville Nine" Academy Award-winning actor, director and writer Tim Robbins is involved in a new production of Father Daniel Berrigan’s acclaimed play The Trial of the Catonsville Nine. The play centers on the events of May 17th, 1968, when nine Catholic peace activists, including Father Daniel Berrigan and his brother, the late Father Philip Berrigan, entered a draft board in Catonsville, Maryland, and removed draft files of young men who were about to be sent to Vietnam. They were arrested and then sentenced in a highly publicized trial that galvanized the antiwar movement. We speak to Robbins about the play, which is being staged by his Los Angeles troupe, the Actors’ Gang. [includes rush transcript]
Seeders: 77
Leeches: 21

SUPERPOWER (2008)

Category: Documentary
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SUPERPOWER [AVI] http://www.superpowerthemovie.com/home.html "The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater." Frank Zappa Quote: Superpower: Far from a conspiracy film about the dangers of government secrets and regime change, this well-balanced film straddles the philosophical divide and allows viewers to understand the US quest for global dominance through economic and military strategy that is exposed through review of historical events, personal interviews, and analysis of US foreign policy. The heart of Superpower lies in the analysis produced from a re-examination of history through a series of interviews with historians, documentarians, and academians such as Bill Blum, Chalmers Johnson, Michael Chossudovsky, and Noam Chomsky, and others with expertise in this subject such as the Executive Producer of The Unit, Command Sergeant (Ret.) Eric Haney; former Chief Economist for the US Department of Labor, Morgan Reynolds; three-time Noble Peace Prize nominee, Kathy Kelly; and Lt. Col. (Ret) Karen Kwiatkowski. Examining key moments in America's history elicits a more consistent and plausible set of motives for US foreign policy actions guided by global expansion and military dominance, rather than the hyperbolic calls for democracy and totalitarian regime change that we have become so accustomed to hearing. Should citizens trust that their government will keep them safe, a government that keeps secrets, and lies, in the name of national security? Does the simple act of withholding information lead to a world of eroding civil liberties and corruption? Superpower presents a view of US foreign policy, which lies in stark contrast to that depicted by corporate media, popular pundits, and US heads of state. With the fall of the Soviet Union, the US has emerged as the preeminent superpower of the world. Superpower illustrates how the United States has chosen to leverage that position to pursue a grand strategy which will ensure itself unilateral world domination through absolute economic and military superiority. It shows a consistent pattern of government deception. The United States emerged from World War II with its industrial base still intact and the only nation with the atomic bomb. It was without question the most powerful country on earth. What was done with this unprecedented power, the effects it's had on our Republic and the rest of the world is the story of Superpower. Review sourced from: http://www.911blogger.com Many thanks to Rayons who uploaded the original file which I have converted to AVI.
Seeders: 1
Leeches: 121

Lenny Bruce - Audio & Video Collection - Godcanjudgeme

Category: Misc
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Lenny Bruce - Audio & Video Collection - Godcanjudgeme ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Here it is then, everything I own from Lenny Bruce, the 'original' social critic and satirist. -------------- AUDIO : * 1958 - Sick Humor Of Lenny Bruce [192kbps] * 1959 - Togetherness [192kbps] * 1961 - Carnegie Hall Concert [128kbps] * 1961 - To Is A Preposition, Come Is A Verb [192kbps] * 1961 - Warning, Lenny Bruce Is Out Again [128kbps] * 1962 - Busted (Live) [192kbps] * 1965 - Essential Lenny Bruce, Politics [320kbps] * 1969 - The Berkeley Concert [128kbps] * 2003 - Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Mind [192kbps] * 2004 - Let The Buyer Beware [192kbps] * Vintage Comedy [128kbps] VIDEO : * 1965 - The Lenny Bruce Performance Film XVid/MP3 Size - 700MB Run Time - 01:00:04 Resolution - 576x432 * 1971 - Thank You Mask Man XVid/MP3 Size - 100MB Run Time - 00:07:17 Resolution - 720x544 * 1972 - Lenny Bruce Without Tears DivX/MP3 Size - 1.45GB Run Time - 01:09:41 Resolution - 720x540 * 1974 - Lenny XVid/MP3 Size - 2.20GB Run Time - 01:46:34 Resolution - 720x384 * 1998 - Lenny Bruce - Swear to Tell the Truth XVid/MP3 Size - 700MB Run Time - 01:40:50 Resolution - 512x384 ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Please Seed x1/ x2 ..Keep Torrents Alive.. ..Godcanjudgeme..
Seeders: 0
Leeches: 0